How does the start exemplify a common technical code conventions of the horror genre?
During the beginning of the film we are seeing from mike Myers point of view with a point of view shot,this includes him walking around outside of the house,to then picking the knife up from the kitchen drawer and then brutal murdering his sister in her bedroom. The mask the young Myers wears,is a restricted narration,the camera acts like its eyes.
How does the setting fit in with the horror genre?
The film is shot in two locations- the main location is the traditional american suburb with all the well to do families,including lots of children and sex driven teens. the area has a few shops and one public school,it also has very few police officers. This adds panic and drama the viewers when the character asks for help,since there isn't anyone to actually save them.
What iconography of innocence do we see or hear early on?
At the beginning we see mike Myers in a clown mask which is worn at Halloween season,usually when children go trick or treating which signifies innocence and children dressing up.
Laurie in the film is seen as a very innocent character very earl on she doesn't seem to be interested in sex and spends most of her time studying or knitting and not being interested in what all these other teens are dealing with. This is represented by the heavy clothes and woolly clothes she wears.
What was the main industry impact of Halloween?
The film was created on a low budget and did not take much to make and produce,it made alot of money and was a huge success.
Name some slasher films that followed Halloween?
Friday the 13th
Blood Valentine
Terror Train
Graduation Day
Night School
etc
What are the four plot rules of the "slasher" film sub-genre which Halloween began?
The four main plot points are
A traumatic event which happens to the killer at a young age,causing him to act in a psychopathic way
The killer returns to the site of the traumatic event many years later on a specific date allowing the producers to have the title for the film.
The killer stalks and kills a group of sex driven teenagers of both sexes,typically with a weapon of the killers choice i.e a butchers knife
A final girl cheats death and survives the brutal attack of the killer often more boyish and a virgin,stopping the killer temporarily,although never permanently
Give three ways in which Laurie is androgynous?
Laurie is masculine in the eyes of the viewer,her clothes are very baggy concealing her body. Her behavior is different to her friends and people she is around. Laurie also looks are also masculine,her strong jaw line and lack of enthusiasm.
What does the extract mean by a reactionary sexual agenda?
the teens in this film are all focused on sex and drinking,apart from Laurie,this indicates that the characters who are sexual promiscuous have a brutal ending within the film.
How does the director,John Carpenter, counter the suggestion that Halloween had a reactionary sexual agenda?
The teens within this film are not killed because the are sexual active the are killed because they aren't paying attention to what is going on around them,they were killed because they were to busy having sex and drinking.
Why does Myers kill his sister?
At the beginning of the film, Doctor Loomis states that Micheal is the devil and that he is literally pure evil and that he is some supernatural creature this could be proved by the fact he cant die.
Its also possible he killed his sister out of jealousy,spying on her,he eventually tries to replicate the action and ends up killing her.
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